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openSUSE Leap 15.5: Important Kernel Fix CVE-2025-21772

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2025
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SUSE enhances the Linux Kernel in openSUSE Leap 15.5 to remedy a significant security vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the patch.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for the Linux Kernel 5.14.21-150500_55_97 fixes one issue.

The following security issue was fixed:

* CVE-2025-21772: partitions: mac: fix handling of bogus partition table

(bsc#1238912).

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2438=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP5-2025-2438=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-3-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-3-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-3-150500.2.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-debuginfo-3-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_97-default-3-150500.2.1

* kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24-debugsource-3-150500.2.1

References

* bsc#1238912

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21772.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238912

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02438-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T12:33:57Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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